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My guests today are Roger Christie (first 30 minutes) and Robert Manke (second 20 minutes). Roger has an appeal pending on the religious freedom to use cannabis as a sacrament. Bob was a witness in the Iowa Board of Pharmacy hearings on medical cannabis in 2009.

My show today is about a criminal case in California where a federal judge has agreed to hold a hearing on a motion to dismiss based on change in circumstance that makes marijuana’s classification no longer valid. The case is United States v. Schweder, No. 11-cr-00449-KJM-16 (Eastern District of California). A similar case is pending in Michigan, United States v. Taylor, No. 14-cr-00067-RJJ (Western District of Michigan).

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/8/2014 ORDERING that an extension is GRANTED, parties shall have up to and including 8/12/2014, for filing motions in limine or Daubert motions, and any opposition to such papers are due on or before 8/20/2014. All other dates shall remain as currently scheduled. Parties will file the Joint Statement on 8/8/2014, and plan to appear at the 8/18/2014 pre-evidentiary hearing confirmation proceeding on that date. Should the Court continue the August 18, 2014, hearing until after the opposition papers are filed, Ms. Zilg advises the Court that she is unavailable on August 25, 2014, due to an out-of-state Court appearance. (Waggoner, D) (Entered: 08/08/2014)

Tomorrow a trial will begin in Scott County, Iowa. Iowa is going to torture and attempt to kill a cancer patient by the name of Benton Mackenzie, and throw his entire family, wife, child, parents, and close friend in prison for using medical cannabis. There was a great editorial about it in today’s newspaper, which you can read here: Iowa needs a broader medical cannabis law.